Human Development & Family Studies at Northern Illinois University

76% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you plan to study human development & family studies, take a look at what Northern Illinois University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

NIU is located in Dekalb, Illinois and has a total student population of 16,769.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Human Development & Family Studies section at the bottom of this page.

NIU Human Development & Family Studies Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Human Development
Master’s Degree in Human Development

NIU Human Development & Family Studies Rankings

The human development major at NIU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Human Development & Family Studies. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Human Development Student Demographics at NIU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the human development majors at Northern Illinois University.

NIU Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Program

97% Women

76% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 3% of human development bachelor's degrees went to men and 97% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 21% more racial-ethnic minorities in its human development bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Northern Illinois University with a bachelor's in human development.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	28
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

NIU Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Program

88% Women

38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 13% of human development master's degrees went to men and 88% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 5% men graduate in human development each year. NIU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

Of the students who received a human development master's degree from NIU, 63% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Northern Illinois University with a master's in human development.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Human Development & Family Studies

Human Development & Family Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Northern Illinois University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Human Development & Family Studies	89

Textile & Apparel Studies

Careers That Human Development Grads May Go Into

A degree in human development can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IL, the home state for Northern Illinois University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Preschool Teachers	24,120	$31,500
Childcare Workers	17,440	$24,250
Social and Human Service Assistants	13,080	$32,910
Community and Social Service Specialists	2,990	$38,900
Farm and Home Management Advisors	190	$37,960

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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